The Republic of China period is at the turn of the old and new eras, that is, influenced by the residual temperature of feudal society, there are also western ideas of the new era to enter, so most of the older people still adhere to feudal ideas, while young people gradually accept Western ideas and are enlightened.
Miss Sheng Jia
Therefore, marriage in the Republic of China period still adheres to the idea of being the right door, which leads to many lovers not being able to eventually become dependents. Even the sons and daughters of Sheng Xuanhuai, the leading figure of the enlightened foreign affairs representative school, could not choose a husband by their own nature.
In his early years, Sheng Xuanhuai relied on his talent to obtain meritorious names and entered the Qing court as an official. He has been following and assisting Li Hongzhang in the foreign affairs movement and has created many good results. Later, he advocated industry to save the country, and Sheng Xuanhuai also became a famous comprador businessman and established many enterprises.
Sheng Xuanhuai also because of these industries, family businesses throughout the country, quickly accumulated a huge wealth, rich enough to rival the country, can be said to be the richest man in Shanghai at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the People's Republic.
If there is a family born in such a Shanghai big capitalist, it must be born with a golden spoon, a lifetime of glory and wealth, food and clothing, but it may not be able to do everything as expected, everything can be decided, Miss Sheng Family Seven is a best example.
In 1990, Sheng Xuanhuai, who was nearly 56 years old, and his wife Zhuang Shilai had a beautiful and lovely daughter, named sheng aiyi. Sheng Aiyi is the youngest child in the family, ranking seventh in line, so she is called Miss Shengjia Seven.
Miss Sheng Qi, who has enjoyed the wealth and fame brought by this family since she was a child, is the focus of attention everywhere she goes. Her clothes are also the most fashionable styles on the beach, and there are special tailors to customize them. Jewelry stores will also notify Sheng Aiyi to come to buy new jewelry as soon as possible.
The Sheng family is a house of charity and is very patriotic, so the education of these children is also very strict. Sheng Aiyi did not become a pampered Miss Qianjin, on the contrary, since she was a child, she has been taught by tutors to learn, not only in contact with traditional Chinese culture, but also to learn Western-style education.
Therefore, Sheng Aiyi is elegant and knowledgeable, often praised by people, and is worthy of being the daughter of the Sheng family. Sheng Aiyi has been with her mother since she was a child, and often accompanies her to attend some high-society activities and social networking, which has broadened Sheng Aiyi's vision and ability to treat people and things.
In order to cultivate her, her mother will also teach her how to do business and some investment and financial management, and entrust the huge Shengfu to her to take care of, exercising Sheng Aiyi's management and communication skills. Therefore, Sheng Aiyi has a little more knowledgeable and reasonable demeanor than ordinary girls of the same age.
As long as it is the occasion where Sheng Aiyi appears, it must be the focus of the whole scene. When Sheng Aiyi was sixteen years old, Sheng Xuanhuai died of illness, and after the Sheng family kept filial piety for Sheng Xuanhuai for a year, Sheng Aiyi was 17 years old and also reached the age of engagement.
The threshold of the Sheng family was broken by the famous nobles of Shanghai, but all the children of the rich family of the right age wanted to marry Sheng Aiyi, a lady with a good family and an elegant intellect. However, the Sheng family chooses a husband for the most favored seven young ladies, and naturally chooses thousands of choices.
It's just that sometimes fate will come unexpectedly, and Miss Seven has also met a lover who has been involved in her life. In 1917, Song Ziwen returned from studying in the United States and wanted to get a decent and well-paid job.
Dew love affair
At that time, the Song family had not yet climbed the big tree of Chiang Kai-shek, but only a rich family with a better family than ordinary people. In order to build a relationship with the Sheng family, Song Xialing had been a tutor for Sheng Guanyi, the fifth lady of the Sheng family, and had a good relationship with the Sheng family.
Under the manipulation of his sister Song Xialing, Song Ziwen successfully entered Sheng Enterprise and served as the English secretary of Sheng Enyi, the general manager of Hanyeping Company. Sheng Enyi is the fourth elder of the Sheng family and the fourth brother of Sheng Aiyi. Naturally, his secretary would often come and go to Shengfu.
Sheng Enyi often ends the day in the middle of the night, and there are countless social activities in the evening. Because he slept too late, Sheng Enyi also developed the habit of getting up at noon. However, Song Zi is The secretary of Sheng Enyi, and naturally cannot arrive late and leave early like the boss.
He appeared at the Sheng family at eight o'clock every morning to wait, and the housekeeper would let him wait in the living room. Mother Sheng and Miss Seven felt that it was inappropriate for the fourth brother to treat the employees in this way, and would occasionally come out to greet Song Ziwen and chat a few words.
Over time, Sheng Aiyi also became acquainted with Song Ziwen, but Sheng Aiyi had seen the return of Liu Yang, and there were countless powerful Fei Jia princes, so he did not treat Song Ziwen, who was a talented person, with other ideas.
Moreover, Sheng Aiyi's vision is very high, his vision is very broad, he will not be easily moved by people, and Song Ziwen is only out of courtesy, just a few words.
However, Sheng Aiyi's position in Song Ziwen's heart is not ordinary, this is miss Sheng Qi, who the children of unmarried rich families in Shanghai want to marry. In addition to the huge Sheng family behind her, Sheng Aiyi herself is also very feminine, which is naturally incomparable to ordinary women.
Therefore, after meeting a few times, Song Ziwen fell in love with Sheng Aiyi and hoped to one day get the favor of the goddess.
Song Ziwen has a strong ability to do things, has a high emotional intelligence, talks politely and decently, and is polite and courteous, and can be called a decent gentleman. Song Ziwen also gradually gained the recognition of the Sheng family, and when the Sheng family wanted to hire an English teacher for Sheng Aiyi, Song Ziwen, who returned from staying in The West, became the first choice.
In this way, Song Ziwen also got the opportunity to get close to Sheng Aiyi, and Song Ziwen did his best to show his talent and vision and enhance his attractiveness.
When he often speaks English, he also tells some American customs and customs and interesting things about his study in the United States, which makes Sheng Aiyi yearn.
Sheng Aiyi never spent time with a man who was not related by blood, and over time was also captured by Song Ziwen's humorous conversation and talent.
The two also gradually came together, but things were not as simple as Song Ziwen imagined, although Sheng Mu admired him, but if he became a son-in-law, he would have to be the right door.
Mother Sheng asked the grand housekeeper of Shengfu to inquire about Song Ziwen's family lineage, the Song family moved from Guangdong to Shanghai, Song Jiashu was a missionary, and although the family was rich, it was not superior. Moreover, at that time, missionaries were not welcomed in China and their status was low.
Therefore, Sheng Mu strongly opposed her precious daughter marrying the son of a missionary. For the sake of his sister's future, Sheng Enyi transferred Song Ziwen to Wuhan. Song Ziwen resigned and returned to Shanghai, and did not break contact with Miss Seven.
Until Song Ziwen did things for Sun Yat-sen, he followed him south to Guangzhou, and before leaving, Song Ziwen asked her to follow him to Guangzhou. Sheng Aiyi could not bear to make her mother sad, rejected Song Ziwen, and gave him a handful of gold leaves.
In high society, giving gold leaves represents gift money, which is equivalent to an engagement. But Song Ziwen did not understand, thinking that this was Sheng Aiyi using money to send himself, he took the gold leaf and went to Guangzhou by himself.
Regret for life
The fate of the two was also missed, although Sheng Aiyi had been waiting for Song Ziwen and tacitly acknowledged that he was his fiancé, but he could not resist Song Ziwen's change of heart, not to mention that he did not know the meaning of the golden leaf from beginning to end.
Sheng Aiyi waited like this for nine years, and in the face of other courtors and proposers, he never agreed. Gradually, I also missed the best age to get married.
In 1930, Song Ziwen returned to Shanghai after achieving fame and success in the revolution, but unfortunately he already had a wife Zhang Leyi by his side.
The spirited Song Ziwen brought his beautiful wife Zhang Leyi to attend various occasions, and the talent was beautiful and enviable. Sheng Aiyi did not expect such an ending, and her grand Miss Sheng Family Seven waited for a man's betrayal and change of heart.
Since Song Ziwen returned to Shanghai, Sheng Aiyi was sullen and unhappy and seriously ill. After waiting for the illness to heal, I was ready to completely let go of Song Ziwen. She obeyed her mother's arrangement and married her cousin Zhuang Zhujiu at the age of 32.
Zhuang Zhujiu is mature and introverted, and his treatment of Sheng Aiyi is also excellent, although he does not necessarily love and love this husband, but he also has a very good life.
Song Ziwen once offered to see Sheng Aiyi, but the arrogant Miss Seven refused Song Ziwen's request, and Song Ziwen was in the past with her, and she would definitely not associate with her again.
Moreover, Sheng Aiyi did not despise Song Ziwen, who was a high-ranking official, Houlu, and everyone. At this time, the Sheng family was also gradually declining, and the four major families became the most prosperous families in the Republic of China.
The only time Sheng Aiyi intersected with Song Ziwen was because Sheng Enyi's son Sheng Yudu was imprisoned.
The former famous Sheng family went around in a relationship, and entrusting gifts could not save Sheng Yudu from prison. In desperation, she had to find Sheng Aiyi, and the fourth sister-in-law knelt down to her and asked Sheng Aiyi to come forward to intercede with Song Ziwen and rescue her son.
Although Sheng Aiyi was unwilling to pull down her face to ask Song Ziwen, she had no way to face her family. She had to agree to the fourth sister-in-law's request, and called Song Ziwen with a hard scalp and asked him to help.
Unexpectedly, Song Ziwen on the other end of the phone agreed very cheerfully, and promised to let Sheng Aiyi and his nephew have lunch before noon the next day.
In this way, the Sheng family survived this crisis, and Sheng Yudu was successfully released from prison, which was also the only time that Sheng Aiyi communicated with Song Ziwen. Perhaps Song Ziwen still has her in his heart, but the negative Song Ziwen always loves himself the most, and he is not willing to pay nine years of waiting for her.
After the death of her mother, Sheng Aiyi opened the Shanghai Paramount with the family property she received, and later transferred paramount out because of poor management and insufficient income.
After liberation, the Sheng family mansion and property were confiscated, and the seven misses of the Sheng family, who once had unlimited scenery, gradually became ordinary people. Song Ziwen had already fled to France with his family to settle down, and the two had since gone their separate ways.
After the death of her husband, Sheng Aiyi lived alone in a dilapidated and simple car room, and the place was renovated, which became her side of the world. Next to it is a huge septic tank, but it is still not full of love.
She still fiddled with some flowers and plants, and when the sun was good, she moved a chair, dressed elegantly and gracefully, and sat leisurely on it smoking a cigar sent from the United States by her nephew.
Although she has fallen to this point, Sheng Aiyi has maintained her own demeanor and demeanor, laughing at these bumpy and wandering years.